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 The tawny dust fan is really evident here, pointing upward from the teal coma. pointing to the left is the gas tail which I foud also has plenty of dust in it near the head muting the blue coloration. The bright half moon was a real problem with glare and ghosting! It was difficult to keep the moon light out of the optical system.
Lens:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtoninan
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera: SBIG ST10XME CCD
Exposure:  20m L, 6mRGB - bin3x3
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  20F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2

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